Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 94.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.60
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.04
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.95
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.48
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.06
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.03
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.00
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.76
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.81
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.47
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.62
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.27
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.42
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB867.74
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.79
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.05
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.81
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.95
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
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